Which sound is sweeter, the rumble of a classic American muscle car or the smooth progressions of a jazz quartet? Thankfully, you don’t have to pick. Instead, you can listen to Mingus in your Mustang on the way to North Kansas City’s Second Saturdays. The 2011 festival season kicks off today at 1900 Fayette, just south of Armour Road in…
“Toga! Toga!” is typically heard only at college parties, but for the past four years Tasso’s Greek Restaurant (8411 Wornall) has invited toga lovers and party people to don the loose-fitting (and sometimes skimpy) white robes at its annual Toga Party and drink, celebrate and, well, drink. DJ Mike Scott spins from 6 to 9 p.m. and again from midnight…
Kansas City, you taste good today. This evening, food lovers in and around the city gather at the Power & Light District’s KC Live block (13th Street and Grand) for The Pitch’s Taste of KC. Attendees sample food and drinks from more than 20 Kansas City restaurants and liquor vendors, including Dolce Baking Company, Waldo Pizza and Edokko. Munch on…
Nothing like the Hollister-inspired casualwear of the new millennium, Civil War-era fashions were stiff, hot and (we’re guessing) itchy. Women wore up to five layers of clothing, including stockings, corset, petticoat bodice, skirt and gloves (the better to carry a parasol). Men weren’t less burdened by much in frock coats, tailcoats, union suits and cravats. Get a closer look at…
Are buckwheat greens, sprouted legumes, raw mushrooms and sea vegetables the best food sources for our bodies? Are the vitamins and nutrients that humans need most eliminated from food cooked at temperatures higher than 104 degrees Fahrenheit? Do we really need to eat everything raw to feel better, healthier and younger? Get answers to these questions when registered dietitian and…
When the Royals hit one of their eight-game skids (hey, building a championship team is a process) and veteran announcer Denny Matthews starts sounding like he needs a hug, baseball fans in the area are lucky to have a killer independent team right across the state line. In Kansas City, Kansas, the T-Bones racked up their most successful season to…
The goods being sold at the Tuesday night farmers market in Lawrence come from within a 50-mile radius of that city. Besides seasonal produce, offerings include herbs and plants from Le Petit Garden, fresh-cut flowers from Henry’s Plant Farm, meat from Amy’s Meats, eggs from Sweetlove Farm, and other items (honey, prepared foods and body-care products among them) from more…
It’s a rare club night that has a manifesto behind it. However, Guerilla Movement, a promotions company founded by Kansas City rapper James Christos, manages to go beyond the usual “let’s get this party started” blather. To provide something of substance to clubgoers, Guerilla Movement’s three-part manifesto promises the following: “1. Exploit our vastness. 2. Subdue our inanity. 3. Arrest…
Comprised of two exhibitions, a series of more than 30 original events, and a cookbook/catalog, the Dining Room Project considers our multifaceted relationship with food and the intersection of food and art. With this expansive project, the concept and physical components of the dining room provide a platform for the exploration of such issues as hunger, sustenance, consumption, public health,…
It’s fair to say that a job posting on monster.com changed chef Celina Tio’s life. The ad for an executive-chef opening at the American Restaurant caught her eye, and she fully intended to send in her portfolio and apply for the position in Kansas City. Except she forgot to click Send. Fast-forward a decade, and we very well might have…
Three St. Louis-area politicians recently disclosed an odd gift from lobbyists: tickets to a March WWE Raw performance at the Scottrade Center. There’s nothing illegal or fishy about the gifts, but the idea of our elected officials cheering for body slams and clotheslines is pretty amusing. According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Steve Webb (D-Florissant) and Scott Dieckhaus (R-Washington) and…
Willie Nelson spoke up about this year’s August 13 Farm Aid concert at the Livestrong Sporting Park. Check it: “I’m looking forward to bringing my friends together in Kansas for the first time to honor family farmers,” said Farm Aid president Willie Nelson. “Farm Aid celebrates the independent family farmers and ranchers who make this country strong, and we know…
UPDATE: Wednesday, May 11, 2:10 p.m.: It’s official. The Farm Aid concert — featuring Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Dave Matthews and Neil Young — will be at the Livestrong Sporting Park on August 13. Tickets for Farm Aid will go on sale Friday, May 20, at 10 a.m. Tickets range from $29 to $99, with a limited number of $149…
Kansas and Missouri will go head-to-head this month — but it will have nothing to do with sports teams clad in red-and-blue or gold-and-black. Kansas City’s funkmasters Hearts of Darkness play host to SUNU, an afro-funk outfit from Lawrence, at Davey’s Uptown later this month. And we expect that this funky showdown will be considerably more friendly than those other…
Yesterday we told you about local band Minden’s recent luck in landing its new single, “Swift Way On,” in a Free People ad campaign. Well, it turns out that a few more of Kansas City’s finest have hit the indie fashion jackpot as well — and interestingly, all four of these bands release albums under local tastemaker label the Record Machine….
A sad drug PSA played out live at Austin’s Bar and Grill in Olathe Monday night. Kristin Macias, a 28-year-old mother, attempted to walk into the bar while topless, while her 8-month-old baby sat in her roasting car in the parking with the temperature hovering around 90 degrees. KCTV5 reports that Macias was charged with aggravated child endangerment for putting…
Meri Heyer admits that she was a bit worried when Curbside Cuisine, the food truck she runs and owns with her husband, Cory, pulled up to the curb on 13th Street between Oak and McGee last week. She didn’t have to worry long. “We had five orders in the first three minutes,” Meri says, pointing to the office buildings a…
UPDATE, May 11, at 10:41 a.m.: We’ve just gotten word from UMove that there’s a pre-sale for DJ Shadow tickets at the Beaumont. It started this morning at 10 a.m., and the password is UMOVE. Click here to access it.DJ Shadow, hip-hop electronica turntablist, will stop by the Beaumont Club on July 19. Doors open at 7 p.m. for the…
%{}% The ugly political knife fight over the Kansas Arts Commission just got real. In his first months in office, Gov. Sam Brownback went on a government-slashing spree, shuttering and consolidating several agencies and offices. He ordered the commission to be closed and planned for a nonprofit to replace it. But the state Senate rejected Brownback’s move, keeping the Arts…
So, what do you guys think about YouTube performers? Yeah. That’s about what I think, too. Although some of us may scoff at some YouTubers’ celebrity status, some of these performers are here to stay (for at least the next year or so — maybe longer — who knows). I caught up with the people who thought up and put…
